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Celebrate President's Day with a Look at Presidents Tossing Ceremonial First Pitcheshttp://knue.com/celebrate-presidents-day-with-a-look-at-presidents-tossing-ceremonial-first-pitches/
http://knue.com/celebrate-presidents-day-with-a-look-at-presidents-tossing-ceremonial-first-pitches/#commentsSat, 18 Feb 2012 21:41:26 +0000http://tsminteractive.com/?p=77022Continue reading…]]>Did you know that President Taft was the first president to toss the ceremonial first pitch before a Major League Baseball game? He did in in 1910 on Opening Day at Griffith Stadium before a Washington Senators game. Since Taft, every president has followed suit taking the mound at some point during his presidency.

Franklin Roosevelt holds the record for the most times a president got the honor, hurling nine different times (eight opening days and an All-Star Game). Here’s a look back at some of the more memorable performances of presidents over the past century: